Ākina Te Tū Kaupapa Māori Research Fund

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November 2023

In 2021, we developed the Ākina Te Tū Kaupapa Māori Research Fund to support further engagement and capability development for our tangata whenua partners across the Resilience Challenge.

In this round of funding, we have provided $65,000 to 6 different kaupapa across the Challenge.

The fund supports the Challenge’s Strategic Priority Area Two: Stronger Partnerships with Māori, through supporting the growth and development of tangata whenua capability and capacity and further our goal to leave a lasting legacy in the research sector and in our community.

 

Successful 2023 recipients:

Project LeadsShort TitleProgrammeFunding Amount
Taiarahia BlackMohau Digital Storytelling – Te Reo Maori Resilience in the face of significant disruption (invasion of Maungapohatu)

Ē au ai te reo – An anthology of Taiarahia maunga taonga tukuiho

Whanake te kura I tawhiti nui$5000

 

$15,000

Millie Grant-MackiePlace-based (Auckland) wananga on honours project – impacts on Sea level rise on local marae, whenua, community through digital elevation modellingCoastal$5000
Sylvia TapukeSylvia Tapuke Tuakana-Teina program on hazard mapping for Maori communities in Rotorua

Community engagement on RNC2 outcomes – surveys, qualitative and quantitative data sets

Weather & Wildfire$10,000

 

 

$10,000

Acushla SciasciaKia Aumangea – a resilience framework for Ngaruahine: Support to co-design and implement the framework with a focus on rangatahiWhanake te kura I tawhiti nui$20,000
Total Funding in this Round $65,000

December 2021

In the inaugural round of the Ākina Te Tū Kaupapa Māori Research Fund, we have provided $158,460 to ten projects across the Challenge.

The panel (Dr Jessica Hutchings, Dr Acushla Dee Sciascia and Josh Te Kani) were impressed with the vibrant scope of work happening across the Challenge and the high standard of applications.

The fund supports the Challenge’s Strategic Priority Area Two: Stronger Partnerships with Māori, through supporting the growth and development of tangata whenua capability and capacity and further our goal to leave a lasting legacy in the research sector and in our community.

 

Successful 2021 recipients:

Project LeadsShort TitleProgrammeFunding Amount
Shari Gallop, Akuhata Bailey-WiniataAkuhata’s PhDCoastal $20,000
Mark Dickson, Millie Grant-MackieMillie’s Honours ProjectCoastal $4,000
Chris KumeroaMātauranga in Regional Civil Defence PlanningVolcanoes $20,000
Kelvin Tapuke, Iwiroa WairuaPou-Taiao WharekauriUrban $10,500
Kelvin Tapuke, Patrick TangaereTe Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Whare Tapere o WhatongaUrban $8,500
Sylvia TapukeHigh Impact Weather and Ngāi Tai ki TamakiWeather & Wildfire $20,000
Darren King, Corey HebberdTe Rūnanga a Rangitāne o Wairau Trust and the Rangitāne o Wairau Settlement TrustWhanake Te Kura i Tawhiti Nui $40,000
Dan Hikuroa, Te Kerekere RoycroftTe Kerekere’s PhDUrban $13,460
Taiarahia BlackNgā Toenga – Tangata Whenua EngagementWhanake Te Kura i Tawhiti Nui $22,000
Total Funding in this Round $158,460

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